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Description of  Sungrazing Comets: Snowballs in the Furnace

Since 1680, astronomers have been amazed by comets that almost hit the Sun yet often survive. This is the first book to concentrate on these amazing wonders of Nature. It looks at the historic objects that have been identified with the major group of such comets and also considers a number that may or may not have been true sungrazers. It examines the latest hypothesis as to why these objects exist and, lastly, looks at the prospects for spectacular new sungrazers arriving in the near and more distant future. Anyone having even the slightest interest in the heavens will welcome this book.